NYT Finds a Mortgage-Mod Program That Works

By Felix Salmon   Dec 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM

David Bornstein has a great post about ESOP, an Ohio non-profit which acts as a middleman between homeowners and lenders,... More

The Miami Herald Gets Creative on the Bum Economy

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 19, 2011 at 07:09 PM

It's sometimes hard to find new angles on a story like the bum economy, which has been an ongoing story... More

WaPo: OCC Had the Banks’ Back on Foreclosures

Comptroller John Dugan rejected requests from states to investigate

By Ryan Chittum   Nov 9, 2010 at 09:58 AM

This Washington Post story yesterday didn't get as much attention as it ought to have. Zachary Goldfarb reports on yet... More

A Big Story or a “Technicality”?

Sorkin, Nocera, and other intra-newsroom battles over whether the foreclosure scandal matters

By Ryan Chittum   Nov 8, 2010 at 07:42 AM

I get the sense that the foreclosure scandal has opened up some rifts in at least a couple of newsrooms.... More

Audit Notes: Crisis Panel Has Teeth?, Mortgage Fraud, Corporate Size

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 24, 2011 at 08:44 PM

Shahien Nasiripour of The Huffington Post scoops that the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission may just have some impact after all:... More

Audit Notes: Mortgage Servicers, Ghost Mall—China Style; The Joneses

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Andy Kroll of Mother Jones takes a look (UPDATE: took a look, I should say. This story is from a... More

Bank of America’s Sweet Deal on Fannie and Freddie

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 4, 2011 at 01:24 PM

The Washington Post got the best quote on the Bank of America settlement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and... More

HuffPo Goes Underwater for Mortgage Story

Tip of the hat to a housing crisis report

By Joel Meares   Feb 4, 2011 at 12:19 PM

A deep Friday tip of the hat to HuffPo’s Ryan Grim, Arthur Delaney, and Lucia Graves for their lengthy... More

Most of the Press Misses Foreclosure Scandal News (UPDATED)

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 15, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Iowa's attorney general said yesterday that he will bring criminal charges over the foreclosure scandal. But most of the press... More

ProPublica and NYT Are Confusing On Second Liens (UPDATED)

By Felix Salmon   Mar 17, 2011 at 05:11 PM

Jesse Eisinger has a conspiracy theory about the way that second liens are treated in the proposed mortgage settlement: The... More

The $600 Million Homeowner Bailout

An economic disaster for the country and a political one for Obama

By Ryan Chittum   Nov 12, 2010 at 07:27 AM

Remember when a little ol' homeowner bailout set off CNBC's Rick Santelli, igniting the Tea Party movement back in February... More

Yet Again, Fannie and Freddie Didn’t Do It

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Michael Hudson writes one of the most convincing Fannie and Freddie Didn't Do It pieces yet. Actually, my soundbite isn't... More